He has played for Hajduk Split, Maribor, Osijek, Tirol Innsbruck and Grazer AK in his club career.
[1] Kalinić has managed Istra Pula, Posušje, Solin, Imotski, Uskok, Mosor,[2] Široki Brijeg, Šibenik and Hajduk Split in his managerial career.
[3] Kalinić worked as an assistant to Ivan Katalinić at Hajduk Split and to Tomislav Ivić in the United Arab Emirates[4] and he successfully managed Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg for one season, winning the 2006−07 Bosnian Cup.
After Široki Brijeg and Šibenik, Kalinić landed the job as Hajduk Split manager after Ante Miše resigned, because of a defeat against Zadar in August 2009.
Kalinić managed only one game for Hajduk and that was the third round of the UEFA Europa League against Žilina on home ground.